Garment-sleeve.



A. GOLDBERG.

GARMENT SLEEVE. APPLICATION r1321) MAR. 29, 1912.

Patented Dec. 3, 1912.

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A. GOLDBERG. GARMENT SLEEVE.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 29, 1912.

1,046,173, Patented Dec;3 ,191 2.

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GARMENT SLEEVE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.29, 1912.

1,046,173. Patented Dec. 3, 1912.

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INVENTOR firaizam 60/6266'7 ATTORNEYS WITNESSES a srn'rns PATENT F ABRAHAM GOLDBERG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT-SLEEVE.

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4 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3, 1912.

Application filed March 29, 1912. Serial 2N0. 687,026.

This invention relates to sleeves of gar-.

ments such as shirts, shirtwaists and the like, and has reference more particularlyto a garment sleeve having a cuff portion adapted to be held in difierent positions, and a part normally concealed by the cuif portion and constituting means for holding the end portion in a raised position.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and effective attachment for a garment sleeve, which serves to secure the cufl portion of the sleeve in a turned-back position without rolling up or crumpling the cuff portion itself, in which the securing attachment is normally concealed when the cuff is in its usual position, which does not add materially to the cost of production of the garment, which can be readily manipulated, which in no manner whatsoever detracts from the appearance of the garment, nor affects the comfort of the wearer,and which obviates the necessity of rolling back the cuff portion of the garment or employing auxiliary holding devices when it is desired to turn back or raise thesleeve.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims. I 7

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in' all the views, and in which Figure 1 isaperspective view of a gar ment sleeve having an embodiment of my invention applied thereto, the cuif portion of the sleeve being shown in a turned back position; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the cufi portion of the garment sleeve; Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the cufi in a normal condition, showing the securing part. concealed; Fig. 4 is a transverse sectionon the the enfi portion of a sleeve having a modified embodiment of my invention applied thereto; Fig. 6 is an elevation of the emboditurned back. Fig. 7 is a-"plan view ofthe cud portion of the garment sleeve having a still further modified form of the invention applied thereto; Fig. 8 is an elevation showing the cuff portion turned back; and F ig. 9 is a longitudinal section showing certain of the structural devices of .the invention. 7 7

Before proceeding to a more detailed explanation of. my invention, it should be clearly understood that while the invention inent disclosed in Fig. 5, showing the end I is particularly useful in connection with garments such'as shirtwaists, shirts or the like, it can also be advantageously employed with other kinds of wearing apparel having sleeves with cuffs or similar parts at the ends. It is frequently necessary or desirable to turn back the cuffs or to roll up the sleeves to prevent soiling the same while the wearer is working, or under: other circumstances.v If the cuff is rolled upit becomes crumpled and unsightly in appearance; If the sleeve is merely turned back itiis necessary to use an auxiliary retaining device, such as a circular rubber arm band, or a clip having means for engaging the sleeve and the end. The

employment of the auxiliary device is of course attended with obvious disadvantages, and to overcome these I provide a garment sleeve which has permanently associated therewith a simple and inconspicuous device or attachment which is fully concealed when the sleeve is in its normal position, 2'. 6., with the cuff turned-down, and which, when the cuff portion is turned up,

or raised holds the sameisecurely in that position. Certain of the details of constructionshown for example herewith, form no part of the invention and can be varied in accordance with individual preference and special conditions, without deviating from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, I have shown a garment sleeve 12 of the usual construction, having at the lower end a cuif 13 of customary form; The garment sleeve at the cufi portion is provided with a slit 14 which terminates at the'endsof the coil in the usualmanner. In the form of the invention under discussion I employ a strap 15 of fabric, which is secured to the inside of the cufi by sewing or in any other suitable mannerand extends from about the middle of the cult to one end, and projects a distance be- 'half its length, so tha the device is not in'use, and the sleeve is ilk adjacent to the sleeve.

its normal position, the strap is folded back upon itself with its end button-hole 19 engaged at the fastening device 18, so that the strap can be held in a concealed and inoperative position underneath'the cuff. When it is desired to turn back the sleeve and to hold it so, the strap is unfastened from the button-hole 18, after the sleeve has been turned back as shown in Fig. 1, and the strap is extended along the cufl, partially encompassing the arm, and is engaged by means of the fastener or button 18 at the cuff button-hole of that end of the cuff remote from the end thereof to which the strap is sewed. By providing a plurality of-button-holes 19 the, attachment is capable of different adjustments, and is adapted for use by wearers having arms of larger or smaller proportions.

In the modification of the device shown in Figs. 5 and 6 I have illustrated a garment sleeve 20 having a cuff 21 to which is attached a strap 22,at the edge of the cuff The strap projects for about one-half. of its length beyond the end of the cult, and at its free or projecting end is provided with a plurality of buttonholes 23. It also has a button-hole 24 at the end thereof, which is attached by means of lines of stitching 25 to the cuff. At the end of the cuff remote from the strap, a piece of fabric 26 is attached by means of stitching 27, and is provided witha button-hole 28 in which to receive a keeper or fastening device 29 such as a collarfbutton. If so desired, a second button 30 can be located in the button-hole 24. When the cuff is in its normal condition, the strap is folded back upon itself, and the end button-hole 23 is engaged at the keeper 30. When the device is m use, with the cuff turned back, the strap extends partly around the arm, and one .of the button-holes 23, depending upon the cir-- cumference of the arm, is attached at the collar-button 29, as is clearly shown in Fig. 6.

' In the-further modified form of the attachment shown in Figs.'7, 8 and 9, I have illustrated a garment sleeve 39 having a cutf (-10 of the customary construction. Extending'longitudinally of the cuff, from end to end thereof, at the under side, is a .fold 41, constituting a flap, which is provided at one ward-upon the arm, a. e., is raised.

end with a series of button-holes 42, and near the other end with a single button-hole 43. A tab 44 having a series of button-holes 45, is sewed or otherwise suitably attached to the cuff at oneend thereof, and is free to project from the end. The fla 41 is preferably formed integral with tl fe cuff and consists ofa pla'it ofthe cuff material. A

retaining member, such as; -a' collar-button- 46, is located in the button-hole 43, which is. so positioned that when the tab 44 is folded back at the inside of the cuff, the end button-hole of the tab can be engaged at the keeper 46, so that the tab can be held in a normal, concealed position. 'When the cuff is turned back and it is desired to hold it in this position, the tab 44 is disengaged from the keeper 46 and is arranged to extend over the other end .of the cuff, and engage at a keeper or fastening member v47, such as a collar-button, located in one or the other of the button-holes 42. It will be readil appreciated that by providing a series 0 but-,

ton-holes 42 and a series of button-holes 45. the device is capable of a .wide range of adjustment.

It will be readily understood that while the different forms of my invention 'de scribed herewith are adapted to hold the cuff portion of the sleeve when the same is held up or turned back outward, they-can also be used if the cuff is merely drawn up- Having thus described my invention, .1

claim as new,

ters Patent and desire to secure by Let-' 1. A garment sleeve having a cult, a mem I ber arranged longitudinally of said cult and secured thereto at one end, said member having the other end projecting beyond said cult and adapted to be folded back upon itself and secured in a folded-back posit1on,

whereby 'said cuff normally conceals said member, and means for securing the free end of said member, one end of said cufl:', to the other end of said cufi, when the latter is in a turned-back or raised position.

2. A garment sleeve having a cuff, a stra secured at one end to said cufl and exten ing longitudinally thereof, and projecting at one end beyond said cuff, means for holding said projecting part of said strap folded back under said cuff when the latter is in a normal position, and means for removably and adjustabl attaching the free end of said strap to sai gcufi' when the latter is turned back, whereby said strap partly encompasses the arm,--and servesto hold them! turned back.

*3. A vided with 'afold extending-longitudinally thereof, a strap secured to said cufl atone end. thereof and normally projecting beyond said end, and means for holding said when extended beyond rment sleeve having a cuff pro-.

strap folded back unaer said cufi, said name to this specification in the presenee of fold 1116. saidhstrap haviig 1111183118 1:501 a3.- two subscribing Witnesses. 'usta attac in to eac 0t e1 W en t e cufi is turned hick, whereby said strap ABRAHAM GOLDBERG 3 serves to hold the cufi in its turned-back 'Witnesses:

position. 7 JOHN K. BRAGHVOJEL,

In testimony whereof I have signed my JOHN P. DAVIS. 

